My swing video.....Help !!

[Stillhacken]

Can somebody help my swing. I know I got some funky stuff going on but cant quite figure it out. Here is a link to my swing video. Its in slow motion. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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[a_hornsfan]

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The biggest thing I notice is you are having the same problem I am having currently which is you are laying off the club at the start of the backswing. This means you are kind of flopping it back causing you to have a really shallow swing. My guess is you hit a lot of push fades or if your hands catch up you hit straight pulls or pull hooks.

Work on keeping your club point down the back of your target line. It will feel like you are swinging more upright, which is what you neet. Don't flop the club head back and away from the ball. You almost want to get the feel of lifting the clubhead up towards your right shoulder. Maintain the swing plane. At your set up from behind, draw a line from the ball to your right shoulder socket. You want the clubhead to remain on the line.

[Ian Hancock]

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Hi There,

Looks a reallt commited swing which is very important, also tempo looks good even in slow-mo.........

Ok things to work on:

Straight away and easy to do move the ball forward about 3 inches with the driver, this will create a better strike with an upward blow.

Long term you really need to work on the back swing, it is very flat:

YouTube - Adam Scott Swing Vision

He is a link to Adam Scott, if you compare the backswings you will notice yours is to far behind you, causing some discomfort.

Set up is very good shoulders feet etc all square................ditch the jesus creepers to look more athletic.

Hope this helps.

Ian.

[Stillhacken]

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Thanks for the quick replies. I did notice my backswing was too flat . It seems like my backswing is causing me to sorta raise up at the top. Its good to have someone to verify these things and give some fixes.

If anybody else sees anything let me know. I will start with the backswing.

[Timothy Slaught]

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Hey Haken:

From the face on shot, look at how your right shoulder is so much lower than the left. This is natural as we are placing the right hand below the left on the grip. The problem is you have no spine tilt away from the target to match up your torso with the correct arm and shoulder positions that you create. This correct tilted set-up will place your head more behind the ball.

On the backswing, your right knee is swaying way to the right. The knee really should hold it's set-up position with the same flex throughout the most of the swing pre impact. Both of your knees are moving too much but I would focus on the right knee.

You do continue to rotate nicely through the shot. With better stability with the lower body and a resulting tighter coil that you will experience, you will probably bring the club more upright naturaly and put it on a better plane.

Nice footage and you gotta love those practice nets......you diehard you....good luck.

Tim S

[a_hornsfan]

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Hi There,

Looks a reallt commited swing which is very important, also tempo looks good even in slow-mo.........

Ok things to work on:

Straight away and easy to do move the ball forward about 3 inches with the driver, this will create a better strike with an upward blow.

Long term you really need to work on the back swing, it is very flat:

YouTube - Adam Scott Swing Vision

He is a link to Adam Scott, if you compare the backswings you will notice yours is to far behind you, causing some discomfort.

Set up is very good shoulders feet etc all square................ditch the jesus creepers to look more athletic.

Hope this helps.

Ian.

Wow, Adam Scott swing is just dead on perfect. That is the Iron Byron swing plane. Just nails it both ways.

[Stillhacken]

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That right knee is killing my swing. I think that is what is giving my swing that noodle look. Im inconsistant. I cant hit a fairway wood off the ground. Too much movement in my swing. Is the basketball between the knees a good drill for this? I remember reading something about it a long time ago.

I do appreciate the tips and analaysis of my swing. I was hitting the ball better then I ever had earlier in the year but have seemed to lost it. The game was alot funner when I was hitting the ball better. I have added about 10 to 15 strokes since my swing went to ****.

[golf-instructionz]

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Hi hacken,

Great video shot, those shot angles sure tells a story. Looks like you know the answer yourself. Actually your downswing is on a good angle for a swing plane. There are few issues but most importantly focus on getting the upswing & follow through to match the downswing plane. I use my house window on my right hand side to keep check of my upswing matching the downswing. In fact I often look at the window instead of the ball on my upswing, visualising the swing plane and count my rhythm, forgeting about the ball and just let the ball get in the way of a prefect swing.

[Stillhacken]

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The basketball between the knees gives you the knock-knee position as in

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The weigt remains on the inside of the feet.

I like the slide.

Just before starting the backswing Jack Nicklaus would slide the shoulders a little to the left which would slide the right knee to the left and you felt the weight on the big toe side of the right foot and you maintained that in the backswing.

I teach the right knee slide which slides the shoulders over. Same-O, Same-O.

Then on the downswing you want to pretend that you have a knee high bench in front of the knees and the right knee starts the downswing with a slide down the bench staying inside the left leg and then after that the knee will turn around with the hips.

Power is there in the swing. Too many people are trying to produce power at the same time as loosing power.

Like having a water hose and placing your thumb over the end to produce pressure, but at the same time telling someone to cut a big hole in the hose.

Plug the leaks.

A table works well, the side of the bed. Place your right leg against the object and swing back while maintaining the pressure against the object. What you are doing in your backswing is moving the object. You may also need to bend a little more over from the hips.

Thanks for the link.I had looked around a little myself and couldnt find a good tip for the right knee. Yeah I was a little too comfortable in my backswing position. I can feel my right quad flexing now and a tighter coil.I am glad you confirmed my address being too vertical. I thought I looked too upright. I really struggle with this for some reason. Thanks again. I will update my swing with the corrections .....hopefully soon.

[Stillhacken]

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Hi hacken,

Great video shot, those shot angles sure tells a story. Looks like you know the answer yourself. Actually your downswing is on a good angle for a swing plane. There are few issues but most importantly focus on getting the upswing & follow through to match the downswing plane. I use my house window on my right hand side to keep check of my upswing matching the downswing. In fact I often look at the window instead of the ball on my upswing, visualising the swing plane and count my rhythm, forgeting about the ball and just let the ball get in the way of a prefect swing.

That window tip is a good idea. I had tried a video of my swing again thinking I had improved my backswing but it was still laid off. A visual will help immensly. I will move some furniture on the deck so I can see myself in the sliding glass doors now. Thanks again.

[Martin Levac]

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You appear out of control. On the backswing, it looks like you're throwing the club back on your shoulder. On the downswing, it looks like you're trying to propel the club by torquing your body around. On the follow through, it looks like you're trying to hang on but barely make it. Generally, you appear to overswing, you appear to want to swing beyond your ability.

Suggestions.

On the backswing, instead of throwing the club back, try to place it there under control. The position you reach at the top is important because it's the beginning of the downswing. So, apply control and bring the club up into position under control. That way, you can be more precise in the placement of the club to begin the downswing properly.

The position at the top. When you reach a point where your shoulder catches your chin and starts to turn your head back, stop the backswing. Observe the position and devise a path between address and that position to reach this position quickly and deliberately.

Things that help. Maintain a slightly bent right leg. Push the club away from you at the top. Maintain a flat left wrist at the top. Maintain an angle of about 90 degrees between the left arm and the club. Most important, maintain focus on the ball throughout. That means, no looking elsewhere at any point until you strike the ball and it's well on its way down range.

The follow through. It's not important how you follow through but it's a good indication of your previous intent. For example, if you intend to propel the club with your hands and arms, they will pass the ball much earlier and faster than any other part of your body. Conversely, if you intend to propel the club by torquing your body around, it will pass the ball much earlier than your arms. In that case, your arms will appear to lag behind your torso and eventually will flip around such as we see in your video.

I don't advise that you propel the club only with your arms but it appears that you truly want to do nothing with your arms at any point. Perhaps for fear of affecting the club's behavior? Instead, I advise to maintain control over the club at all times, especially with the hands and arms. After all, your hands are the only thing that touch the club so you must use them to control it. The alternative is that you don't control the club at all and kind of follow it passively.

You don't have to bring the club up to parallel. You don't have to grip the club very strong or very weak. You don't have to grip the club with the overlap, interlock or any other method. But you must grip the club so choose a method that allows you greatest control over it. You don't have to stiffen your legs or place you feet at a certain angle or put the ball at a certain spot or anything like that. You don't have to do anything you are not comfortable with. But then again, with practice, anything becomes comfortable.

For example, it appears that you want to swing as long as you can at all costs. The cost in this case is control. You trade control for length but in the end you can't strike the ball properly so any potential speed you added through length is lost through improper contact with the ball. Always bear in mind that proper contact is the only way to transmit any speed you produce. I emphasize that you must swing under control because it's much easier to lose speed through faulty contact than any other way.

Perhaps you are not strong enough or not flexible enough. Training for strength with full range of motion should take care of that.

Practice.

[macdonab]

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Should the left knee also stay as at address or is it ok to allow it to move towards the right knee. At my age (64) I don't have the flexibility I once did. Does the left heal need to stay on the ground at all times?

[oldwease]

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Maybe I've missed these comments in other posts but, your basic set-up is not good.

From the head-on shot, looks to me as if you are playing the ball just in front of the middle of your stance with your head almost over the ball (although, some of this may be perspective as I'm not sure you're totally square to camera). I would guess that 60-65% of your weight starts on the left side.

You need to even the weight distribution more and get the proper spine tilt (away from the ball - absolutely essential).

When you swing the club, you are basically unbalanced. Watch your spine angle throughout the swing - it's all over the place (as you stand up more). As a result, you don't build up the resistance or coil that you should. It's very difficult to return the clubhead properly to the ball with so much spine / body movement.

[golfseeker]

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At address you should put your right knee inwards towards the left and leave it there thorought the back swing. You should feel like you have pressure on the inside of the right leg and right foot. Never let your knee sway to the right.

[gman4500]

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HI, set up looks good, move ball under your left arm pit at address. Most importantly, don't let your left hip move out toward the ball on the backswing much, try to hold it as still as possible but let left knee move laterally back a little. The Secret To Speed | Golf Tips Magazine